Abott, Bessie Pickens
(1878–1919)> VOCALIST
Abott, Bessie Pickens (1878, Riverside, N.Y.; 9 February 1919, New York City), an American vocalist, sometimes billed as Bessie-Abott in France, sang operettas in New York and London until Jean de Reszké heard her and urged her to train for the operatic stage. She went to Paris to study under Victor Capoul , Jacques Bouhy , and Mathilde Marchese . Finally, on 9 December 1901, she made her debut as a soprano at the Opéra in Charles Gounod’s Romeo et Juliette. She was cast next as La Voix de…